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The NFL’s international efforts have been focused on London and Mexico City Jordan Poyer Jersey , but could the league also bring American football to Australia?

It could according to Nine News Queensland, which reports that officials from the Australian state of Queensland have talked to NFL officials about bringing a game to town.

Queensland’s tourism minister, Kate Jones, said that she met with NFL executives and said, “What better way to get Americans here than an NFL game?”

Realistically Jonathan Cooper Jersey , however, there’s almost no chance of it happening. Last year the league said the travel distance and time zones would make it incredibly challenging to put a game in Australia, and even a preseason game would be unlikely.

Australian fans have shown interest in American football, and college football games have been played in Australia the last two years. But an NFL game in Australia is a long, long way away.

Last year Washington used its first-round draft pick on defensive end Jonathan Allen Kyle Juszczyk Jersey , and he earned a starting job from Day One, but he didn’t do much as a rookie: Allen played just five games before suffering a season-ending foot injury, and he finished his rookie year with just one sack.

This year, the top priority for Allen is staying healthy.

Coach Jay Gruden said Allen could do everything in Organized Team Activities, but they’re purposely taking it easy on him because they want to make sure he’s peaking at the right time K.J. Wright Jersey , which is in September, not May.

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Allen played just 159 snaps on defense and 26 snaps on special teams last year, so it would be a major disappointment if he doesn’t get more work on the field in 2018.